Armstrong Williams, a conservative columnist for the Washington Times, has blamed the Catholic Church for slavery. In an article on Dr. Martin Luther King, Williams wrote that "King knew of the continuing legacy of xenophobia and ignorance that led to the enslavement of Africans simply because they were labeled `infidels' by the Catholic Church." Williams' piece [...]
Faye Girsh, the executive director of the Hemlock Society, attacked Catholicism in a letter to American Medical News, the official newspaper of the American Medical Association. Girsh wrote that while it was okay for Cardinal Bernardin to oppose doctor assisted suicide, it was not okay for the late cardinal "to foist the church's views on others." She [...]
Rolling Stone, the rock magazine, has listed her on its Hot List. She was the first openly gay comic to appear on national TV. But, unfortunately, this talented young woman bears a grudge about her religious roots. In an interview, Lea DeLaria was asked what was it about her childhood that made her so disturbed that [...]
On February 12, three New York City mayoral hopefuls, Fernando Ferrer, Ruth Messinger and Rev. Al Sharpton, met with representatives of the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization (ILGO) to declare their unwillingness to march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade unless ILGO is allowed to march; ILGO has been denied the right to march in the [...]
The 700 Club show of February 26 showed a side to Pat Robertson that the league found less than amusing. In the news segment of the show, a report was given addressing the Catholic Church's teachings on divorce and remarriage. The next segment was a commentary given on this "news" by Robertson and co-host Terry Meeuwsen. [...]
If you didn't know that St. Patrick wasn't Catholic, don't feel bad-neither did we. But that's precisely what we learned when we read this nonsense in the March/April edition of the Christian Coalition's flagship publication, Christian America. The so-called "real story" of St. Patrick wherein this fable was invented cited as its source "Friends of Wesley [...]
Nutraceutical Corporation, a health food establishment headquartered in Park City, Utah is running ads that uses a full color photograph of the sanctuary of the old Cathedral in Montreal, Quebec. Above the photo is the headline, "This is about as close as we get to going to mass." The ad closes with the statement, "And...you can [...]
After a protest by the Catholic League, Texaco Inc. has withdrawn sponsorship of a controversial holiday festival. During the holiday season, the league complained to Texaco that the Festival of Trees and Lights displayed Jewish religious symbols but no Christian religious symbols; secular symbols associated with Christmas were all that were shown. "Upon investigation of the [...]
Andy Humm, a well-known gay activist in New York, has voiced his pleasure at the Tom of the Finland Foundation award-winning entry for 1996. The "art" that Humm likes showed a picture of a priest performing fellatio on Jesus Christ. Humm made the following comment in reply to Dr. Donohue's mention of this offense in the [...]
Last month's Catalyst included a review of the movie, The Life of Brian. Subsequently, we were troubled to learn that this anti-Catholic film has been stocked by Blockbuster. The league has asked Blockbuster chairman H. Wayne Huizenga to withdraw the movie from its shelves. Previously, Blockbuster refused to stock The Last Temptation of Christ; it did not cooperate by removing Priest. [...]
